by David Woods | Media Files, Qualitative Research, Transcription
Introduction As the author of transcription and analysis software, I’ve been evaluating tools for automating the transcription of video data for a long time. For two decades, it took me longer to format and correct automated transcripts so I could analyze them...
by David Woods | Time Codes, Transcription
Transana 5.0, which includes the integrated automated transcription feature described below, was released on May 22, 2023. The following post was written about 2 months prior to this release. Automated Transcription is coming soon. It’s exciting. It’s...
by David Woods | Collaboration, Importing Data, Media Conversion, Transana Multiuser
I recently received the following Support Inquiry from a team setting up Transana Multiuser in Turkey. We have a question about the video sync server. What kind of a drive service would you recommend in the following case? We expect the full dataset to be around...
by David Woods | Collaboration, Media Files, Qualitative Research, Transana Multiuser
Disclaimer There are many valid ways to set up file synchronization systems using Box, Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, iCloud, and a variety of other file sharing programs. This post is a description, not an endorsement, of one option, the use of Google Drive for...
by David Woods | Importing Data
Hard drives die, sometimes with no warning. Hackers are developing new ransomware schemes to “lock” your data unless you pay to have access restored. Early in my career, a building I worked in caught fire, destroying my computer. While data losses like...
by David Woods | Collaboration, Transana Multiuser, Writing Tools
Writing Tools in Transana There are two important ways I use Transana Professional’s writing tools when I am doing qualitative analysis. Creating Progress Logs. These are useful in tracking what I’ve done and where I’m headed. In Transana Multiuser they are also...
